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The Cashless Society Cometh: European Nations Such As Sweden And Denmark Are ‘Eradicating Cash’
December 28th, 2015
Did you know that 95 percent of all retail sales in Sweden are cashless? And did you know that the government of Denmark has a stated goal of “eradicating cash” by the year 2030? All over the world, we ...
Deloitte, KPMG, PwC and four others empanelled for RBI Information Systems Audit
December 28th, 2015
Deloitte, KPMG, PwC and four others have been empanelled by the Reserve Bank of India for conducting audit of information systems of the central bank. The other agencies are AAA Technologies, Auditime, Digital Age Strategies and Mahindra SSG. “With ...
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde Welcomes U.S. Congressional Approval of the 2010 Quota and Governance Reforms
December 21st, 2015
Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), today welcomed the adoption of legislation by the U.S. Congress to authorize the 2010 Quota and Governance Reforms. “The United States Congress approval of these reforms is a ...
UAE set to benefit from further China investment in 2016
December 17th, 2015
An increasing number of Chinese companies are expected to invest in the UAE’s property and manufacturing sectors next year as the government encourages companies to look overseas for growth, officials said yesterday. Chinese companies are investing more abroad, allowing ...
Saudi Arabia Spends Billions to Get Asia Hooked on Its Crude Oil
December 17th, 2015
At the heart of Korea’s Onsan Refinery lies a street called “A.I. Naimi Road,” an homage to Saudi Arabia’s oil minister. The reason: state-owned Saudi Arabian Oil Co. holds a 65 percent stake in the complex. Taking a controlling ...
Sony LIV partners with Fortumo to offer easy payment solutions to its users
December 15th, 2015
Sony LIV, Multi Screen Media’s (MSM) premium digital video entertainment service has associated with the mobile payments company, Fortumo. Fortumo will now power payments for Sony LIV users. On account of this association, more than 580 million subscribers of Airtel, Vodafone, Idea and ...
G20 GDP Growth – Third quarter of 2015, OECD
December 14th, 2015
G20 GDP growth stable at 0.7% in the third quarter of 2015 Download the entire news release (PDF 120KB) Real growth of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the G20 area remained stable at 0.7% in the third quarter of 2015, for the ...
Gold braced for Fed rate hike
December 14th, 2015
Historical data shows that this isn’t the time to initiate shorts on gold Gold has been lost for direction in recent weeks, moving sideways in the range of $1,060-1,080/ounce. Last week, it ended at $1,074/ounce, down 1.1 per cent. ...
Nikkei closes up, ASX hits one-month low
December 11th, 2015
Asian markets closed mixed on Friday, despite Wall Street’s positive finish overnight, as record low oil prices weighed resources plays and China shares traded in negative territory as another top executive was reported missing by local media. “Most investors ...
Tour Operators: Which countries to substitute Turkey, Egypt for Russian tourists
December 10th, 2015
UAE, Thailand, India to substitute Turkey, Egypt for Russian tourists Tour operators have seen an increase in the demand for Middle East and Asia tours following ‘the loss’ of Egypt and Turkey destinations, the newspaper Kommersant wrote on Friday. ...
